+This walkthrough describes how I install and configure DragonFly BSD. You should customize your installation as you see fit. The walkthrough is being run on VirtualBox which in turn is running on a recent MacBook with plenty of memory.

-There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~swildner/LiveDVD/x86_64/) which is built by [one of](http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/mailarchive/users/2012-07/msg00123.html) the [DragonFly BSD team members](http://www.dragonflybsd.org/team/). As far as I can tell it is functionally identical to the official GUI installer except that it includes the Xfce 4.6 desktop environment rather than the FVWM window manager. Please help test it out so that we can hopefully get it included in the next stable release!

@@ -221,19+222,20 @@ There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~s

.

.

-17. If you would like to use your entire disk, then highlight < Use Entire Disk > and press enter.

-18. The following menu will be displayed.

+15. If you would like to use your entire disk, then highlight < Use Entire Disk > and press enter.

+

+16. The following menu will be displayed.

F10=Refresh Display .

.

,--, | ,--, .

| `-, ,^, ,-' | .

- ------| Are you absolutely sure? |------/ \) ,-' ,' .

+ ------| Are you absolutely sure? |------ \) ,-' ,' .

| | \,-' ,-' .

| WARNING! ALL data in ALL partitions on | )------' .

| the disk | )----------, .

| | )-,_ | .

- | ad1: 1337TB <VBOX HARDDISK 1.0> at | / `-,__,-' .

+ | ad0: 131072MB <VBOX HARDDISK 1.0> at | / `-,__,-' .

| ata0-master UDMA33 | | .

| | | .

| will be IRREVOCABLY ERASED! | | .

@@ -250,8+252,9 @@ There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~s

.

.

-19. If you are absolutely sure, highlight < OK > and press enter.

-20. The following menu will be displayed.

+17. If you are absolutely sure, highlight < OK > and press enter.

+

+18. The following menu will be displayed.

F10=Refresh Display .

.

@@ -260,17+263,17 @@ There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~s

`, `-, (/ \) ,-' ,' .

`-, `-,/ \,-' ,-' .

`------( )------' .

- ---------| Information |-------------( )----------, .

- | |( )-,_ | .

- | The disk |\ / `-,__,-' .

- | | | | .

- | ad1: 1337TB <VBOX HARDDISK 1.0> at | | | .

- | ata0-master UDMA33 | | | .

- | | | | .

- | was formatted. | | | .

- | | | | .

- | < OK > | `|' .

- ------------------------------------ .

+ -----------| Information |------------ )----------, .

+ | | )-,_ | .

+ | The disk | / `-,__,-' .

+ | || | .

+ | ad0: 131072MB <VBOX HARDDISK 1.0> at || | .

+ | ata0-master UDMA33 || | .

+ | || | .

+ | was formatted. || | .

+ | || | .

+ | < OK > |`|' .

+ -------------------------------------- .

.

.

.

@@ -279,8+282,9 @@ There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~s

.

.

-21. Press enter.

-22. The following menu will be displayed.

+19. Press enter.

+

+20. The following menu will be displayed.

F10=Refresh Display .

.

@@ -289,7+293,7 @@ There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~s

`, `-, (/ \) ,-' ,' .

`-, `-,/ \,-' ,-' .

`------( )------' .

- -----------------| Select file system |------------------------, .

+ -----------------| Select file system |-----------------------, .

| | | .

| Please select the file system you want to use with |,__,-' .

| DragonFly BSD. | .

@@ -308,25+312,26 @@ There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~s

.

.

-23. If you want to use HAMMER, and honestly why wouldn't you, then highlight HAMMER and press enter.

-24. The following menu will be displayed.

+21. If you want to use HAMMER, and honestly why wouldn't you, then highlight HAMMER and press enter.

+

+22. The following menu will be displayed.

F10=Refresh Display .

.

,--, | ,--, .

--------------------| Create Subpartitions |--------------------- | .

| | ,' .

- | Set up the partitions (also knows as just `partitions' in |' .

+ | Set up the subpartitions (also knows as just `partitions' in |' .

| BSD tradition) you want to have on this primary partition. In | .

| most cases you should be fine with the default settings. |-, .

| | | .

| For Capacity, use 'M' to indicate megabytes, 'G' to indicate |-' .

- | gigabytes, or a single '*' to indicate 'use the remaining space | .

- | on the primary partition'. | .

+ | gigabytes, and so on (up to 'E'.) A single '*' indicates 'use | .

+ | the remaining space on the primary partition'. | .

| | .

| Mountpoint Capacity Encrypted | .

| [/boot_ ] [768M ] [ ] < Ins > < Del > | .

- | [swap ] [2048M ] [ ] < Ins > < Del > | .

+ | [swap ] [8192M ] [ ] < Ins > < Del > | .

| [/ ] [* ] [ ] < Ins > < Del > | .

| < Add > | .

| | .

@@ -337,8+342,9 @@ There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~s

.

.

-25. Highlight < Accept and Create > and press enter.

-26. The following menu will be displayed.

+23. Highlight < Accept and Create > and press enter.

+

+24. The following menu will be displayed.

F10=Refresh Display .

.

@@ -367,8+373,9 @@ There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~s

.

.

-27. Highlight < Begin Installing Files > and press enter.

-28. The following progress bar will be displayed.

+25. Highlight < Begin Installing Files > and press enter.

+

+26. The following progress bar will be displayed.

F10=Refresh Display .

.

@@ -380,9+387,9 @@ There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~s

,----------( )----------, .

-------------------| Executing Commands |------------------- | .

| |_,-' .

- | /bin/cpdup -o -vvv -u /usr/pkg /mnt/usr/pkg | .

+ | /bin/cpdup -o -vvv -u /usr/share /mnt/usr/share | .

| | .

- | [*#################58%# ] | .

+ | [*#################65%### ] | .

| | .

| < Cancel >_ | .

------------------------------------------------------------ .

@@ -396,8+403,7 @@ There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~s

.

.

-29. Go brush your teeth. And don't forget to floss.

-30. When it finishes, the following menu will be displayed.

+27. When it finishes, the following menu will be displayed.

F10=Refresh Display .

.

@@ -411,10+417,10 @@ There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~s

| your boot manager separately.) If you installed |-,__,-' .

| DragonFly BSD on a disk other than your first disk, | .

| you will need to put the bootblock on at least your | .

- | first disk and the DragonFly disk. | .

+ | first disk and the DragonFly BSD disk. | .

| | .

| Disk Drive Install Bootblock? Packet Mode? | .

- | [ad1_ ] [X] [X] | .

+ | [ad0_ ] [X] [X] | .

| | .

| < Accept and Install Bootblocks > | .

| < Skip this Step > | .

@@ -425,356+431,993 @@ There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~s

.

The disk on which you wish to install a bootblock .

-31. Highlight < Accept and Install Bootblocks > and press enter.

-32. An Information dialog box will be displayed which says: Bootblocks were successfully installed!

-33. Press enter.

-34. The following menu will be displayed.

-

- ---| DragonFly BSD is Installed! |--

- |

- | Congratulations!

- |

- | DragonFly BSD has successfully been installed on this computer.

- | You may now proceed to configure the installation. Alternately,

- | you may wish to reboot the computer and boot into the installed

- | system to confirm that it works.

- |

- | < Configure this System >_ < Reboot >

- | < Return to Welcome Menu >

- ---

-

-35. Highlight < Configure this System > and press enter.

-36. The following menu will be displayed.

-

- ---| Configure an Installed System |--

- |

- | The options on this menu allow you to

- | configure a DragonFly BSD system after

- | it has already been installed.

- | < Select timezone >_

- | < Set date and time >

- | < Set keyboard map >

- | < Set root password >

- | < Add a user >

- | < Configure network interfaces >

- | < Configure hostname and domain >

- | < Set console font >

- | < Set screen map >

- | < Remove software packages >

- | < Return to Welcome Menu >

- ---

-

-37. Highlight < Select timezone > and press enter.

-

-(The only purpose of this line is to reduce the indentation of the following bullet points.)

-

-* Highlight < Set keyboard map > and press enter.

-* Highlight < Set root password > and press enter.

-* changeme

-* Highlight < Add a user > and press enter.

-* Password: changeme

-* Highlight < Configure network interfaces > and press enter.

-* Highlight < Configure hostname and domain > and press enter.

-* Highlight < Return to Welcome Menu > and press enter.

-* Highlight < Reboot this Computer > and press enter.

-* Highlight < Reboot > and press enter.

-* Remove installation media.

-* The operating system has halted.

-* Please press any key to reboot.

-* Log in as root.

-* Change password.

-* ee /etc/hosts

-* # Replace hostname and domain with the ones that you chose during configuration.

-* ::1 localhost hostname.domain

-* 127.0.0.1 localhost hostname.domain

-* Ctrl-[

-* a) leave editor

-* a) save changes

-* exit

-* Log in as user.

-* Change password.

-* startxfce4 (I think that running startx from the root user starts Xfce, but running it from a regular user starts the non-Xfce GUI.)

+28. Highlight < Accept and Install Bootblocks > and press enter.

-## Tidbits

-* **Hammer** is hands down the best file system currently in existence. It has block level deduplication, it is supported out of the box by operating system with great underpinnings, and it runs great on regular hardware.

-* **DragonFly BSD** is an awesome operating system for many reasons other than that it's the only OS with Hammer, but Hammer is why I'm making the switch. DragonFly's default GUI configuration is a bit rough around the edges for everyday use. But it's nothing that a little ironing can't fix.

-* **[Xfce](http://xfce.org/)** is a lightweight yet feature rich desktop environment. It has maintains an excellent balance between [innovation and compatibility](http://lwn.net/Articles/430598/).

-* **[Dissonance](https://bitbucket.org/varialus/dissonance)** is my fork of Apache Harmony, which is a clean room implementation of Java with a permissive license. Sun and now Oracle refuse to license the TCK, a tool used to validate Java compatibility, for use with Harmony. As a result of the dissonance caused by this refusal to cooperate with the community, Apache retired Harmony and resigned from the Java Community Process Executive Committee. I would have preferred for Apache and the community to have instead just written their own TCK, but I don't know what effects the dissonance had on their organization and it was their decision to make, so I can't blame them. It's unfortunate that such a great project has been effectively abandoned, and so it it is with that in mind that I call on the community to support Dissonance; make your own TCK and make it so much better so as to make passing Oracle's TCK effectively meaningless.

-* **[Jython](http://www.jython.org/)** is Python written in Java. It's not included in DragonFly BSD by default, but it's a great tool and I use it.

-* **ee** is roughly equivalent to **nano**. They are both easy to use command line text editors. The exit option will ask you whether you want to save. You can get to the exit confirmation by pressing Ctrl-[ and selecting 'a) leave editor'.

-* **pkgin** is roughly equivalent to **apt-get**. They are both fairly straightforward command line package management utilities.

-

-## Reminders

-* If NetworkManager Applet is installed, use it to override an unreliable DNS server rather than editing /etc/resolv.conf directly. Observed in NetworkManager 0.8.1 on Debian Squeeze.

-* In DragonFly BSD the command *shutdown -p now* will shutdown and turn off your computer. Using the -h switch instead of -p will shutdown and halt the computer but not turn it off. In Debian and probably other Linux distributions, the command *shutdown -h now* will shutdown and turn off your computer. The -p switch isn't available, but there may be a way to shutdown and halt without turning off your computer.

+29. The following dialog box will be displayed.

-## Issues

-* Varialus should ensure that these issues are properly logged. Yes, I know that they should be properly logged and I intend to eventually get them all logged. In the mean time hopefully my notes will help someone still trying to find the answers to life's persistent questions.

-* The installer should offer the Xfce desktop environment as a supported option. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2. See workaround below.

-* The installer should set the keyboard layout before any typing is required. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.

-* The installer should set the keyboard layout for the GUI. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2. See workaround below.

-* The installer should set the keyboard layout for the encryption password prompt. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.

-* The installer should configure the keyboard within the GUI to be able to use the caps lock key. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2. See workaround below.

-* When encrypting the swap partition, the installer should configure the boot loader to generate a random key each time the system is booted so that the password doesn't have to be typed twice when the system is booted. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.

-* When configuring the system from the installer, if the system just finished installing with encryption, the hard drive should stay unlocked so that the user doesn't have to type in his password again. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.

-* When configuring the system from the installer, if the system is encrypted but was not just barely installed, the user should only have to type in his password once, not twice. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.

-* When creating a user password in the installer, the password should not be written to a plain text installation log. Observed in DragonFly BSD 3.0.2.

-* When installing from a USB device onto a USB device, the installer should ensure that installed media is named such that when booted without the USB installer, the installed device name doesn't change. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.

-* When installing onto a 3TB+ hard drive, the default partition table should be able to handle that size. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2. Fixed and tested in snapshot on 8/14/2012. See workaround below.

-* After selecting to install using all of a 3TB+ hard drive that already has an MS-DOS/MBR partition table on it, the installer should overwrite the partition table with an adequate partition table such as GPT. Observed in snapshot on 8/14/2012.

-* The default shell provided by the installer should list valid auto completion options after typing a partial command and then pressing tab two or more times. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.

-* ->Excepting the bullet point, this syntax should center text in this wiki.<- Observed on 8/25/2012.

+ | DragonFly BSD has successfully been installed on this computer. | .

+ | You may now proceed to configure the installation. Alternately, | .

+ | you may wish to reboot the computer and boot into the installed | .

+ | system to confirm that it works. | .

+ | | .

+ | < Configure this System >_ < Reboot > | .

+ | < Return to Welcome Menu > | .

+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- .

-Edit the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

+32. Highlight < Configure this System > and press enter.

- ee /etc/X11/xorg.conf

+33. The following menu will be displayed.

-Delete the ctrl:nocaps XkbOptions option from the InputDevice section with the identifier Keyboard0 of the xorg.conf file. Or comment it out by prefixing the line with the # symbol.

+ F10=Refresh Display .

+ .

+ ,--, | ,--, .

+ ---| Configure an Installed System |---- ^, ,-' | .

+ | | \) ,-' ,' .

+ | The options on this menu allow you to | \,-' ,-' .

+ | configure a DragonFly BSD system after | )------' .

+ | it has already been installed. | )----------, .

+ | | )-,_ | .

+ | < Select timezone >_ | / `-,__,-' .

+ | < Set date and time > | | .

+ | < Set keyboard map > | | .

+ | < Set root password > | | .

+ | < Add a user > | | .

+ | < Configure network interfaces > | | .

+ | < Configure hostname and domain > | | .

+ | < Set console font > ||' .

+ | < Set screen map > | .

+ | < Remove software packages > | .

+ | < Return to Welcome Menu > | .

+ ---------------------------------------- .

+ .

+ .

+ .

+ Set the Time Zone of your physical location .

- Section "InputDevice"

- Identifier "Keyboard0"

- Driver "kbd"

- #Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"

- EndSection

+34. Highlight < Select timezone > and press enter.

-Observed in DragonFly BSD 3.0.2.

+35. The following menu will be displayed.

-**Install Non-GUI on 3TB+ Hard Drive**

+ F10=Refresh Display .

+ .

+ ,--, | ,--, .

+ | `-, ,^, ,-' | .

+ `, `-, (/ \) ,-' ,' .

+ `-, `-,/ \,-' ,-' .

+ `------( )------' .

+ ,----------( )----------, .

+ | Local or UTC (Greenwich Mean Time) clock | )-,_ | .

+ | |/ `-,__,-' .

+ | Is this machine's CMOS clock set to | .

+ | UTC? | .

+ | | .

+ | If it is set to local time, or you | .

+ | don't know, please choose NO here! | .

+ | | .

+ | < Yes >_ < No > | .

+ -------------------------------------------- .

+ .

+ .

+ .

+ .

+ .

+ .

+ .

+

+36. Highlight < Yes > and press enter.

+

+37. The following menu will be displayed.

+

+ F10=Refresh Display ----------| Select Time Zone |---------- .

+ | # .

+ | Select a Time Zone appropriate to your #| ,--, .

+ | physical location. #^, ,-' | .

+ | # \) ,-' ,' .

+ | < Africa >_ # \,-' ,-' .

+ | < America > # )------' .

+ | < Antarctica > # )----------, .

+ | < Arctic > # )-,_ | .

+ | < Asia > # / `-,__,-' .

+ | < Atlantic > # | .

+ | < Australia > # | .

+ | < CET > # | .

+ | < CST6CDT > # | .

+ | < EET > # | .

+ | < EST > # | .

+ | < EST5EDT > #|' .

+ | < Etc > # .

+ | < Europe > * .

+ | < GMT > * .

+ | < HST > * .

+ | < Indian > * .

+ | < MET > * .

+ | < MST > * .

+ ---------------------------------------- .

-*WARNING:* This workaround includes instructions which will delete all data from a hard drive.

+38. Highlight < GMT > and press enter.

-Delete the partition table from the hard drive. There are various tools with which to do this, one particularly easy to use tool is the [GParted Live CD/USB](http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php).

+39. The following dialog box will be displayed.

-Install from a [snapshot version of DragonFly](http://avalon.dragonflybsd.org/snapshots/). Be aware that snapshot versions are less thoroughly tested than stable releases.

+ F10=Refresh Display .

+ .

+ ,--, | ,--, .

+ | `-, ,^, ,-' | .

+ `, `-, (/ \) ,-' ,' .

+ `-, `-,/ \,-' ,-' .

+ `------( )------' .

+ ,----------( )----------, .

+ | _,-( )-,_ | .

+ --------| Information |-------- \ / `-,__,-' .

+ | | | | .

+ | The Time Zone has been set to | | | .

+ | /mnt/usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT. | | | .

+ | | | | .

+ | < OK >_ | | | .

+ ------------------------------- | | .

+ `|' .

+ .

+ .

+ .

+ .

+ .

+ .

+ .

+ .

-Tested in snapshot on 8/14/2012.

+40. Press enter.

-**Install Xfce 4.6**

+41. The menu from step 33 will be displayed.

-*WARNING:* This workaround is not yet complete. Contributions are welcome.

+42. If you use the Dvorak keyboard layout instead of the QWERTY keyboard layout, highlight < Set keyboard map > and press enter. Otherwise skip to step 46.

-The following testing is being done with a root account and no user account. Additional testing with a regular user account will be done later.

+43. The following menu will be displayed.

-*DragonFly BSD 3.1-DEVELOPMENT Non-GUI Instructions*

+ F10=Refresh Display -------| Select Keyboard Map |-------- .

+ | # .

+ | Select a keyboard map appropriate to # | ,--, .

+ | your keyboard layout. #,^, ,-' | .

+ | #/ \) ,-' ,' .

+ | < be.iso.acc.kbd >_ # \,-' ,-' .

+ | < be.iso.kbd > # )------' .

+ | < bg.bds.ctrlcaps.kbd > * )----------, .

+ | < bg.phonetic.ctrlcaps.kbd > * )-,_ | .

+ | < br275.cp850.kbd > * / `-,__,-' .

+ | < br275.iso.acc.kbd > *| | .

+ | < br275.iso.kbd > *| | .

+ | < by.cp1131.kbd > *| | .

+ | < by.cp1251.kbd > *| | .

+ | < by.iso5.kbd > *| | .

+ | < ce.iso2.kbd > *| | .

+ | < colemak.iso15.acc.kbd > *'|' .

+ | < cs.latin2.qwertz.kbd > * .

+ | < cz.iso2.kbd > * .

+ | < danish.cp865.kbd > * .

+ | < danish.iso.kbd > * .

+ | < el.iso07.kbd > * .

+ | < estonian.cp850.kbd > * .

+ | < estonian.iso.kbd > * .

+ -------------------------------------- .

-Summary

+44. Highlight < us.dvorak.kbd > and press enter.

-* Install XOrg if it's not already installed.

-* Ensure that mouse works.

-* Get the xfce4 meta-package make file.

-* Install binary files listed in xfce4 meta-package make file.

+45. The menu from step 33 will be displayed.

-These instructions are currently a mess. They're currently just a rough outline of how I got it working. I'll go through and clean it up later.

+46. Highlight < Add a user > and press enter.

-Get a list of which packages would be included if Xfce was installed from source. If you haven't already done so, [create and update the pkgsrc tree](http://www.dragonflybsd.org/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc/#index2h2). Running make pkgsrc-create failed for me when I ran it in my virtual machine with 2 GB, but succeeded when I ran it with 3171 MB.

+54. In the following fields type the following values without quotes and then highlight < Accept and Set Password > and press enter.

-Get a list of which packages would be included if Xfce was installed from source. If you haven't already done so, [create and update the pkgsrc tree](http://www.dragonflybsd.org/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc/#index2h2).

+* Root password: 'ChangeMe'

+* Root password again: 'ChangeMe'

- cd /usr/

- make pkgsrc-create

- make pkgsrc-update

+55. The following dialog box will be displayed.

-Get a list of which packages would be included if Xfce was installed from source. The pkgsrc tree was maybe already created by default on this version of DragonFly BSD. If it has not already been created, you'd first want to [create it](http://www.dragonflybsd.org/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc/#index2h2) before continuing. Update the pkgsrc tree.

+This walkthrough describes how I install and configure the MATE desktop environment on DragonFly BSD. You should customize your installation as you see fit. This walkthrough is being run on DragonFly BSD as installed and configured in "Long Walkthrough of DragonFly BSD Installation and Configuration" by Varialus.

+

+MATE is my favorite desktop environment. When currently installed and configured as described in this walkthrough, MATE works but has the following issues.

+*If you use the Dvorak keyboard layout instead of the QWERTY keyboard layout, add the following line.*

+

+ setxkbmap dvorak

+

+*Press Esc or Ctl-[*

+

+ ...

+ a) leave editor

+ ...

+ a) save changes

+ ...

+ > ee .xsession

+ ...

+

+*Add the following line.*

+

+ exec mate-session

+

+*Press Esc or Ctl-[*

+

+ ...

+ a) leave editor

+ ...

+ a) save changes

+ ...

+ > sudo ee /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-config

+ Password:

+ ...

+

+*Find the following line.*

+

+ DisplayManager*authorize: true

+

+*Edit the previous line to match the following line.*

+

+ DisplayManager*authorize: false

+

+*Press Esc or Ctl-[*

+

+ ...

+ a) leave editor

+ ...

+ a) save changes

+ ...

+ > sudo shutdown -r now

+ Password:

+ ...

+ Login: user

+ Password:

+ ...

+

+The MATE desktop will be displayed.

+

+### Short Walkthrough of Enlightenment Installation and Configuration

+

+This walkthrough describes how I install and configure the Enlightenment desktop environment on DragonFly BSD. You should customize your installation as you see fit. This walkthrough is being run on DragonFly BSD as installed and configured in "Long Walkthrough of DragonFly BSD Installation and Configuration" by Varialus.

+

+Enlightenment currently has a great balance of stability, features, and performance compared to other desktop environments on DragonFly BSD. I plan on using Enlightenment for personal use until MATE on DragonFly BSD has improved significantly. When currently installed and configured as described in this walkthrough, Enlightenment works but has the following issues.

+

+* DPorts has Enlightenment E17 0.17.5 but Enlightenment E18 0.18.8 is the current stable release. I prefer that the Enlightenment version not be updated until the current stable release works at least as well as the version currently in DPorts.

+* The splash screen significantly slows down the desktop from being displayed. This walkthrough disables the splash screen but the user has to wait for it during the first login.

+5. If you use the Dvorak keyboard layout instead of the QWERTY keyboard layout, add the following line to /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 and save the change to disk.

+

+ setxkbmap dvorak

+

+6. Skim through /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-config to find the following line.

+

+ DisplayManager*authorize: true

+

+ Then edit the previous line to match the following line and save the change to disk.

+

+ DisplayManager*authorize: false

+

+7. If it doesn't already exist, create the file /home/user/.xsession then add the following line to it and save the change to disk.

+

+ exec enlightenment_start

+

+8. Set the SUID bit with execute permission on /usr/local/lib/enlightenment/utils/enlightenment_sys by running the following command. "WARNING: this program might be vulnerable so do not set suid bit if do not trust all users of this machine."

+

+ sudo chmod u+s /usr/local/lib/enlightenment/utils/enlightenment_sys

+

+9. Restart DragonFly BSD and log in as user.

+

+10. The Enlightenment initial graphical configuration will be displayed. Select the following options.

+

+* Language: English

+* Keyboard: English (US)

+* Profile: Computer (Standard Enlightenment)

+* Sizing: 1.2 Title

+* Window Focus: Click

+* Updates: Enable update checking

+* Taskbar: Enable Taskbar

+

+11. The Enlightenment desktop will be displayed but only after a significant delay from the splash screen. This step disables the splash screen so you'll only have to wait for it this one time. After the desktop is finally displayed, click on the left side of the desktop and select Settings > All > Look > Startup, then disable the option "Show Splash Screen on Login" and click OK.

+

+12. If you use the Dvorak keyboard layout instead of the QWERTY keyboard layout, click on the left side of the desktop and select Settings > All > Input > Keyboard, then click Add > English (US) (us) > Variant > dvorak (English (Dvorak)) > OK > us (default, basic) > Remove > OK.

+

+13. Click on the left side of the screen and select either System > Reboot or System > Power Off. If DragonFly BSD does not reboot or power off, then click on the left side of the desktop and select Settings > Modules, click Look > Composite > Unload > Close.

+

+## Tidbits

+* Shell/Console/Command-Line-Prompt: In the default shell, **tcsh**, ctrl-d is equivalent to tab-tab in **bash**, both of which display possible auto completions. If the list of possible auto completions has changed, running the command rehash will update it. Typing part of a previous command and then pressing the up key is equivalent to pressing ctrl-r and then typing part of a previous command, both of which search previously run commands.

+* Package-Management: **pkg**, also known as pkgng, is roughly equivalent to **apt-get**. They are both fairly straightforward command line package management utilities.

+* Text-Editor: **ee** is roughly equivalent to **nano**. They are both easy to use command line text editors. The exit option will ask you whether you want to save. You can get to the exit confirmation by pressing Ctrl-[ or Esc and selecting 'a) leave editor'. The console text editor vi is supposedly great, but if you're not familiar with it and some command you run opens some system file with it, it can be quite alarming. Don't panic! To exit without saving changes type ':q!' without quotes and then press enter.

+* Manual: The command line program man, short for manual, is very handy for finding out information about programs, system files and more. One way to navigate man pages is by using your arrow keys. You can exit out of a manual page by pressing the letter q on your keyboard. To learn more about the man command, run the command man man which will show you the manual page for the man command.

+* Power-Down: sIn DragonFly BSD the command *shutdown -p now* will shutdown and turn off your computer. Using the -h switch instead of -p will shutdown and halt the computer but not turn it off. In Debian and probably other Linux distributions, the command *shutdown -h now* will shutdown and turn off your computer. The -p switch isn't available, but there may be a way to shutdown and halt without turning off your computer.

+* Find File: **grep** is great for finding text in a file and **find** is great for finding a file by name.

+* Process Management: Some good commands are top, ps, pkill and kill. There are no doubt others.

+* File-System: **Hammer** is hands down the best file system currently in existence. It has block level deduplication, it is supported out of the box by an operating system with great underpinnings, and it runs great on regular hardware.

+* Operating System: **DragonFly BSD** is an awesome operating system for many reasons other than that it's the only OS with Hammer, but Hammer is why I'm making the switch. DragonFly's default GUI configuration is a bit rough around the edges for everyday use. But it's nothing that a little ironing can't fix.

+

+## Issues

+* Disclaimer: I know that I should ensure that these issues are properly logged, but until that happens, hopefully these notes will be of some use to somebody.

+* Installer Supported Desktops: The installer should offer various desktop environment as supported options. Observed in DragonFly 3.8.1. I'm working on various walkthroughs as a workaround.

+* Early Keyboard Selection: The installer should set the keyboard layout before any typing is required. Observed in DragonFly 3.8.1.

+* Encryption Keyboard Selection: The installer should set the keyboard layout for the encryption password prompt. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.

+* Random Key for Encrypted Swap: When encrypting the swap partition, the installer should configure the boot loader to generate a random key each time the system is booted so that the password doesn't have to be typed twice when the system is booted. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.

+* Stay Decrypted for Configuration: When configuring the system from the installer, if the system just finished installing with encryption, the hard drive should stay unlocked so that the user doesn't have to type in his password again. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.

+* No Confirmation for Decryption: When configuring the system from the installer, if the system is encrypted but was not just barely installed, the user should only have to type in his password once, not twice. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.

+* Plain Text Password in Install Log: When creating a user password in the installer, the password should not be written to a plain text installation log. Observed in DragonFly BSD 3.8.1. An adequate warning is given.

+* USB Installation Media Named Uniquely: When installing from a USB device onto a USB device, the installer should ensure that installed media is named such that when booted without the USB installer, the installed device name doesn't change. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.

+* 3TB+ HD Install: When installing onto a 3TB+ hard drive, the default partition table should be able to handle that size. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2. Fixed and tested in snapshot on 8/14/2012. See workaround below.

+* Overwrite 3TB+ Partition Table: After selecting to install using all of a 3TB+ hard drive that already has an MS-DOS/MBR partition table on it, the installer should overwrite the partition table with an adequate partition table such as GPT. Observed in snapshot on 8/14/2012.

+* Wiki Centered Text: ->Excepting the bullet point, this syntax should center text in this wiki.<- Observed on 8/25/2012.

+* XOrg Quit Errors: The following errors should not occur when quitting from the GUI.

+*WARNING:* This workaround includes instructions which will delete all data from a hard drive.

+

+Delete the partition table from the hard drive. There are various tools with which to do this, one particularly easy to use tool is the [GParted Live CD/USB](http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php).

+

+Install from a [snapshot version of DragonFly](http://avalon.dragonflybsd.org/snapshots/). Be aware that snapshot versions are less thoroughly tested than stable releases.